The Indiana game was encouraging, along with the first half of the Ohio State game, and then they choked, of course. With a 4-day break and a Noon start against UCLA, which has its own issues (and has to travel east), I think they get the win on Saturday, before going to Texas, which will probably be a loss, before finishing non-con play with some easy wins.
Brooks is clearly the best PG, so I don't understand why Simpson continues to get major minutes, especially in the second half. He's a better defender, but the offense stagnates when he's in. Simmons had some decent plays in his limited time at OSU, so I don't understand why he isn't the backup despite some of his defensive struggles...... Robinson has been off for whatever reason and doesn't do anything to make up for it, but unfortunately Livers isn't ready to play major minutes yet. Meanwhile, Matthews was awful against OSU, too, so even putting at the 4-position at times isn't necessarily the solution.... Watson continues to get some backup minutes over Poole for no apparent reason, too.
Much like the football team, it's clear that this is a transitional year. They should still be able to get into the tournament but probably as one of the last teams in. The upside is that next year the team should be pretty good, especially if Wagner and Matthews both return (which actually appears more likely than not, now).
